Mechanical Ventilation in Emergency Medicine

• Main Authors: Wilcox, Susan R. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Aydin, Ani (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Marcolini, Evie G. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Emergency medicine.; Respiratory organs-Diseases.; Critical care medicine.; Emergency Medicine.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

This book discusses mechanical ventilation in emergency settings, covering the management of patients from the time of intubation until transfer to the ICU. It provides an introduction to key concepts of physiology pertinent to mechanical ventilation as well as a review of the core evidence-based pr...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Terminology and Definitions
• Chapter 3. Review of Physiology and Pathophysiology
• Chapter 4. Modes of Ventilation
• Chapter 5. Pressures on the Ventilator
• Chapter 6. Understanding the Ventilator Screen
• Chapter 7. Setting the Ventilator
• Chapter 8. Specific Circumstances: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• Chapter 9. Asthma
• Chapter 10. COPD
• Chapter 11. Traumatic Brain Injury
• Chapter 12. Troubleshooting the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
• Chapter 13. Case Studies in Mechanical Ventilation in Emergency Medicine
• Chapter 14. Conclusions and Key Concepts.